I had a Meike grip on my 60D and it was solid and fully functional. I was thinking about getting a grip for the 5D3 and if I did I would be perfectly happy getting this brand. Build qty is decent for that price

I have a Meike grip for my T3i. When I received it in the mail all worked fine. After about 2 photoshoots with it the main shutter button would not take pictures. It would focus, but not take pictures. All of the other buttons worked as well. So left it alone for a few months. Shot a wedding this past Saturday, slapped it on to try it and the button is mysteriously working again. Let's hope it stays that way! Nonetheless, great feel to the grip and might as well be canon brand.

I had a Meike for my T2i, and had no problems with it for the 18 months that I used it... Just got a 6D, but couldn't live without a grip, so I got the Canon unit.... Based on my past experience with Meike, I would not have hesitated in purchasing a Meikie were it available at the time... $200 saved buys some nice filters or factory batteries.

Probably because the grip is a straight copy from the 60d - the Meike copy for the 6d even features the zoom functions that are only available on the 60d (see blue markings on Meike vs Canon) - or am I mistaken?

But as long as it works €40 is a good price and probably realistic for the manufacturing value, that's gives an impression about Canon's markup on grips, lens hoods and lens caps...